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Where Does The Last Name Zelev Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Zelev (Russian: Зелев) is held by more people in Russia than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Želev. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Zelev? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name is the 1,214,709^th most widely held family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 37,759,305 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 70 percent of Zelev reside; 52 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 51 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

This last name is most commonly used in Russia, where it is held by 94 people, or 1 in 1,533,224. In Russia Zelev is mostly concentrated in: Moscow Oblast, where 17 percent reside, Moscow, where 15 percent reside and Astrakhan Oblast, where 10 percent reside. Other than Russia Zelev exists in 15 countries. It is also found in Bulgaria, where 17 percent reside and Ukraine, where 15 percent reside.

Zelev Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Orthodox (86%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Zelev surname are 13.23% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 60% registered with the party.